AMERICAN NATURALIST 
ROBERT P. BIGERLOW, PH.D., 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. 
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN EDITORIAL BOARD AND THE FOLLOWING 
ASSOCIATE Epit 
; J. A. ALLEN, PH.D., American Museum Ji Natural History, aiia York. 
. A. ANDR E WS, PH.D. , Johns Hopkins University, Baltim 
WILLIAM S. BAYLEY. Y, Pu.D., Colby University, Wate rele. 
CHARLES E. BEECH HER, PH. ae Yale University, New Hav 
DOUGLAS H. CAMPBELL, PH.D., Leland ped Junior Uniwertiy, Cal. 
J. H. COMSTOCK, S.B., Cornell DeF vsity, Ith 
WILLIAM M. DAVIS, M.E., Harvard University, Cambri 
D: S: JORDAN, LL.D., Zeland Stanford Jun or University, P ieee 
CHARLES A. KOFOID, PH.D., Universi y of I linois, Urbana 
C. EA LACHE FHD.. A d Univer. ited Cam 
. P. PENHALLOW, S.B., F.R.M.S., Me Gill University, Montreal. 
H. M. Homie ai S.D., "Columbia Universit ity, New 
W. E. RITTER, Pu.D., University KA Cn — Perkion: 
FRANK RUSSELL. PH.D., Hi rsity, Cambri ee 
ERWIN F. SMITH, S.D., Fa re pask of Agriculture, EE 
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S. WATASÉ, PH.D, aoee of Chica, 
THE American NATURALIST is an illustrated monthly magazine 
of Natural History, and will aim to present to its readers the leading 
facts and discoveries in Anthropology, General Biology, Zoölogy, 
Botany, Paleontology, Geology and Physical Geography, and Mine- 
ralogy and Petrography. The contents each month will consist of 
leading original articles containing accounts and discussions of new 
discoveries, reports of scientific expeditions, biographical notices of 
distinguished naturalists, or critical summaries of progress in some 
ine; and in addition to these there will be briefer articles on various 
points of interest, editorial comments on scientific questions of the 
day, critical reviews of recent ss and a final department for 
scientific news and personal no 
All naturalists who have Satie interesting to say are invited 
to send in their contributions, but the editors will endeavor to select 
for publication only that which is of truly scientific value and at the 
same time written so as to be intelligible, instructive, and interesting 
to the general scientific reader. 
All manuscripts should be sent to the P at the Massa- 
chusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mas 
All boo or review, sxc ete, shoal be sent to 
W. McM. Woopwortx, Cam ridge, 
All business communications should be sent direct to the 
publishers. 
‘Annual ee. $4. 00, net, t in ad advance. Single copies, 35 cents. 
oreign subscription, $4.60. 
GINN & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. 
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